Rowan Williams was appointed the Archbishop of Canterbury in 2002, but struggled to maintain the Anglican Communion amidst growing conservative anger over homosexuality. RNS file photo

Williams, you'll recall, presided over the Episcopal Church's decision to go its own way on gay priests and bishops, and as conservative Third World bishops in the Anglican Communion increasingly ignored him as they set up an alphabet soup of competing jurisdictions. The NYT says Williams was never comfortable in the role given his liberal tendencies vs. conservative opposition. His eyebrows deserved an archdiocese all their own.

Remember Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown woman dubbed a "slut" and a "prostitute" for trying to testify in favor of contraception coverage in Congress? Now she's getting flack for dating a nice Jewish boy.

NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly is pushing back against efforts to create an inspector general to keep tabs on his department's surveillance of Muslims. ""I think there's plenty of oversight," Kelly said. "I don't know what more you would want."

And finally, because it's Friday: A woman in Port St. Lucie, Fla., says Jesus appeared on her television screen during -- wait for it! -- an episode of The Bachelor. As someone who's spent more than his fair share of time in Port St. Lucie, this is not at all surprising.